Chloe sat alone in the quiet room, staring at the city skyline through the wide penthouse windows. The silence should've comforted her, but instead it pressed down like a weight. A faint throb pulsed at the back of her skull, dull at first, almost like fatigue. She rubbed her temples and tried to shake it off.

But then it spiked.

Her breath caught. Pain lanced through her head like hot needles. The throb became a pounding, relentless, merciless. Her vision blurred; the room twisted and ...